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San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Lineups — September 23, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

10:10 PM ET · UNIQLO Field at Dodger StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 23, 7:11 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:33 AM ET
SD
91–71 · 2nd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.722 vs RHP
LAD
100–62 · 1st NL West
Official
StarterRobbie Ray
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.756 vs LHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 23, 7:11 PM ET
SDSD
.746
−32 ptsOPS edge
LADLAD
.778

Slight edge: LAD

Power
Season HR
123vs168
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.331vs.342
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.780vs.798
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.718vs.776

SD wins 2 of 9 batting-order slots · LAD wins 7

SDSlotLAD
Fernando Tatis Jr..810
1
.769Mookie Betts
Dustin Harris.742
2
.876Shohei Ohtani
Manny Machado.714
3
.750Will Smith
Ty France.856
4
.795Freddie Freeman
Jackson Merrill.745
5
.749Teoscar Hernández
Xander Bogaerts.675
6
.724Kyle Tucker
Jake Cronenworth.654
7
.785Andy Pages
Samad Taylor.808
8
.826Max Muncy
Ethan Salas.694
9
.717Tommy Edman

4 of 9 San Diego Padres hitters have the platoon advantage vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5 of 9 for Los Angeles Dodgers)

San Diego Padres
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Gets on base at an above-average rate

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF80.289.358.82825704.782543 PA3-for-16 · 16 PALimited history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289/.358/.828·25 HRvs hand.782 · 543 PA · 3-for-16 · 16 PA · Limited80H-Score
2Dustin HarrisLLF40.293.353.7360152.757129 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Dustin Harris LF · L.293/.353/.736·0 HRvs hand.757 · 129 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small40H-Score
3Manny MachadoR3B64.217.303.71030677.7141-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Manny Machado 3B · R.217/.303/.710·30 HRvs hand.714 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small64H-Score
4Ty FranceR1B74.295.363.86521500.869362 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Ty France 1B · R.295/.363/.865·21 HRvs hand.869 · 362 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small74H-Score
5Jackson MerrillLCF64.254.303.74326664.7442-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254/.303/.743·26 HRvs hand.744 · 2-for-12 · 12 PA · Small64H-Score
6Xander BogaertsRSS53.231.332.67613606.6871-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231/.332/.676·13 HRvs hand.687 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small53H-Score
7Jake CronenworthL2B35.225.308.6297425.6301-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.308/.629·7 HRvs hand.630 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small35H-Score
8Samad TaylorRLF46.316.390.7982175.812125 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Samad Taylor LF · R.316/.390/.798·2 HRvs hand.812 · 125 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score
9Ethan SalasLC—.256.275.737240.83433 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ethan Salas C · L.256/.275/.737·2 HRvs hand.834 · 33 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Los Angeles Dodgers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Robbie Ray
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Mookie BettsRSS72.257.326.78023528.771170 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Mookie Betts SS · R.257/.326/.780·23 HRvs hand.771 · 170 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small72H-Score
2Shohei OhtaniLTWP80.275.377.88930618.881204 PA3-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
2Shohei Ohtani TWP · L.275/.377/.889·30 HRvs hand.881 · 204 PA · 3-for-9 · 9 PA · Small80H-Score
3Will SmithRC68.260.355.78110276.60483 PA2-for-19 · 19 PALimited history
3Will Smith C · R.260/.355/.781·10 HRvs hand.604 · 83 PA · 2-for-19 · 19 PA · Limited68H-Score
4Freddie FreemanL1B68.288.362.79216657.681218 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Freddie Freeman 1B · L.288/.362/.792·16 HRvs hand.681 · 218 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
5Teoscar HernándezRLF63.267.334.75916491.907153 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Teoscar Hernández LF · R.267/.334/.759·16 HRvs hand.907 · 153 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small63H-Score
6Kyle TuckerLRF61.233.330.71517627.763191 PA6-for-14 · 14 PASmall sample
6Kyle Tucker RF · L.233/.330/.715·17 HRvs hand.763 · 191 PA · 6-for-14 · 14 PA · Small61H-Score
7Andy PagesRCF71.274.343.81123574.902167 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Andy Pages CF · R.274/.343/.811·23 HRvs hand.902 · 167 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small71H-Score
8Max MuncyL3B76.252.348.83829561.847134 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Max Muncy 3B · L.252/.348/.838·29 HRvs hand.847 · 134 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small76H-Score
9Tommy EdmanS2B50.247.329.7148331.749110 PA0-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
9Tommy Edman 2B · S.247/.329/.714·8 HRvs hand.749 · 110 PA · 0-for-9 · 9 PA · Small50H-Score